Emergency Lighting
Legrand Building Infrastructure Business & 2024 Financials Examined
March 5th, 2025Acquisition Spree for GEWISS Group in Building Automation & Lighting
January 6th, 2025
Mapping the Strategic Direction of ABB Smart Buildings Division 2024
This Research Note examines the emerging strategic priorities of ABB’s Smart Buildings division. We have mapped the acquisitions, strategic partnerships, investment activity, and divestments of the business unit to ascertain their growth ambitions, by categorizing the various relationships and deals by technology and investment type over recent years. This analysis is intended as a non-exhaustive […]
Legrand Building Infrastructure Business & 2023 Financials Examined
In this Research Note, we examine Legrand Group, from the perspective of its latest financial results reported on 15th February 2024, strategic roadmap and acquisitions, based on investor presentations and their 2023 Universal Registration Document. Legrand positions itself as the only global specialist in electrical and digital building infrastructure, with the largest product offering on […]
ABB Smart Buildings Business 2023 Examined
In this Research Note, we examine the Smart Buildings business of ABB, based on their February 2024 Factsheet and building automation portfolio, acquisitions, divestments and investments throughout 2023. This article updates our 2022 Examined article published in March 2023 and the Capital Markets Day update for Smart Buildings in December 2023. The Smart Buildings division, […]
ABB Divests Multisite Retail Business & Invests Further in BrainBox AI as a Strategic Partner
Brainbox AI has announced the acquisition of ABB’s multisite retail business and a US$20 million fundraising round led by the Government of Québec as a lead investor for US$10 million, alongside ABB, a returning lead investor and global partner. This Research Note highlights the background to this announcement and the strategic rationale of both companies, […]
ABB Smart Buildings Business 2022 Examined
In this Research Note, we examine the Smart Buildings business of ABB, based on their 2022 results, Factsheet and building technology-related acquisitions and partnerships throughout 2022. The Smart Buildings division, one of 6 business units of the $14.1 billion Electrification segment of ABB, reported revenues in the range of $2,750 to $3,250 million for 2022. […]
Legrand Connected Buildings Business & 2021 Financials Examined
In this Research Note, we examine Legrand Group, from the perspective of its latest financial results, strategic roadmap, acquisitions, and connected buildings strategy, based on investor presentations, 2021 Capital Markets Day and their 2021 Universal Registration Document. Legrand positions itself as the only global pure player in the electrical and digital building infrastructure industry, with the largest product offering on […]
Recording: 6 Disruptive Trends in Lighting for the Next Decade
Here are the Audio Stream & Video from our 6th Free Webinar of the 2020 Smart Buildings Series. 6 Disruptive Trends in Lighting for the Next Decade. Brad Koerner from Cima joined Memoori to discuss the disruptive waves of innovation that will impact Lighting during the next decade. Don’t forget you can now Subscribe to […]
Sensing the Way to Improved Data-Driven Emergency Responses
When disaster strikes and our buildings become hostile environments, data from the numerous building sensors are largely ignored. Recently, however, a number of startups and initiatives have been working to seize this missed safety-opportunity by enabling emergency services with life-saving building data and connected equipment. Every day, in major cities around the world, firefighters charge […]